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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Ainissa Ramirez Scientist and co-author of [Newton's Football](http://www.randomhouse.com/book/225667/newtons-football-by-allen-st-john-and-ainissa-g-ramirez-phd). ## Ainissa Ramirez *  Jul 24, 2020 ### [How Camera Film Captured the Bias in American Culture](https://time.com/5871502/film-race-history/) Technologies, such as photographic film, sometimes capture the issues and beliefs and values of the ... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Nov 18, 2019 ### [The Day Clocks Changed Across America: What Happened When the U.S. Adopted Standardized Time](https://time.com/5730146/standardized-time/) Before that day, there were 27 local times in Michigan, 27 in Illinois and 23 in Indiana [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Nov 23, 2015 ### [Why Your Nose Will Make or Break Thanksgiving](https://time.com/4124485/nose-smell-taste-thanksgiving/) A cold could be your worst enemy on Thanksgiving [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Oct 28, 2015 ### [The Science That Made the Gateway Arch Stand](https://time.com/4081646/gateway-arch-stainless-steel/) The St. Louis monument was completed 50 years ago, but it took centuries of science to make it possi... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 3, 2015 ### [Learn the Surprising Science Behind the Football Spiral](https://time.com/4060258/football-spiral-science/) How does a football spiral? Gravity is the trick. [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Sep 18, 2015 ### [Why the Coin Toss is Random](https://time.com/4040408/why-the-coin-toss-is-random/) Heads you win, tails you lose. [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Sep 9, 2015 ### [Explore the Physics Behind the Tennis Drop Shot](https://time.com/4025292/tennis-us-open-drop-shot/) How does a tennis drop shot work? With a little help from the air [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 20, 2015 ### [This Is the 'Miracle Material' That Will Change Everything](https://time.com/3964302/miracle-material-graphene-graphite/) It's called graphene, and it's found in your No. 2 pencil [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Jul 1, 2015 ### [The Science of Why We Love Fireworks](https://time.com/3943140/science-fireworks-galaxy-astronomy/) How do fireworks work? The same way the universe does [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Apr 28, 2015 ### [How Night Games Changed Baseball History](https://time.com/3837130/night-baseball-history/) Electric lights and racial integration have a surprising connection [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Apr 15, 2015 ### [How Lincoln’s Final Journey Brought the Country Together](https://time.com/3771210/lincoln-funeral-train/) A 1,600-mi. train journey was the President’s last great contribution to the cause of unity [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Feb 19, 2015 ### [See How Frog Legs Helped Make the Oscars Possible](https://time.com/3715592/how-frog-legs-helped-make-the-oscars-possible/) Science explains how those Academy Awards are made [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jan 29, 2015 ### [How a Digital Football Could Have Saved Us From Deflategate](https://time.com/3687952/super-bowl-deflategate-digital-pigskin/) Footballs have come a long way since their early days as pig’s bladders. 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